The Washington critic., 1887-02-04
DIR. MGLYNN's DEFIANCE.
He Replies to the Structures Made
Upon HIS Conduct.

ne ht nlltN 10 lhe
Upon HIS Conduct.
New IoRR, Feb. 4.-llenry Georges
paper, the .StdHddd, for this week,
contains the long awaited statement Of
Rev. DIR. McGlynn relative TO his sup
port of Georges land theories and his
cinGi Gilacy for Mayor. He denies that
he has recognized his errors and eN.
pressed his sorrow for them, as stated
by Archbishop Corrigan. After detail
ing the correspondence between Arch
bishop Corrigan and himself relative
to his attendance at meeting in
Brooklyn, presided over by Henry
Ward Beechcr, and addressed by Rev.
Howard Crosby, he refers to Arch.
bishop Corrigan's prohibition to par.
ticipate in the George canvass, and
says:
felt It to he my duty to disregard this PR.
hibitiOn, and ON the day of the meeting sent
TO the Archbishop letter which | cannOt
now find, In which said that as had made
the engagement before receiving his letter
and had been very extensively advertised to
speak, my failure 10 keep the engagement
would preciptate public scandal and be OF
grave injury to the cause, and would be in
The nature Of breach of contract. which |
did not feel at liberty to make, aud some
thing very different from what II would have
been II had simply declined, when invt ID.
TO attend the meeting. that ! therefore
thought II better to keep my engagement,
while assuring him that would respect his
prohibition during the rest of Mr.. Georges
canvass. The next day, October?, received
a letter from the Archbishop by which he
suspended me from all saoerdotal functions
for the space of two weeks. rellgiously re.
spected this suspension, and yet he and his
NicarGeneral Preston cast discredit on me by
informing people OF the suspension, and cir
culatinG the false rumor that | had continued
in disregard of the suspension, to say mass.
Being summoned to Rome to explain
his conduct aud his theories, he replied
that his physician orders him not to un.
dertakc the journey. That he may not
be misunderstood lie repeats clearly his
doctrines about land;
have taught and shall cOutnga tn 'elch
in sleeches and writings rs long ~ live. that
land Is rghIiuliy the Irnperiy ul the people
IN common, aud that private ownership of
land is against natural iu'tirc no matter hy
what civl or ecclesiastical laws " may he
sauciUned; and | would bring alDut In.
stuntly, II | could, such change of laws all the
world over, as would conh'ctte private prop
city In land without one pcnuy of comp 3nsl-
tion To the miscaled owners
In conclusion the Doctor says:
One sufficient answer to all this strange
| urgency has already heen given, but now
| have further 10 say: Renillrmiug what said
| in my letter to the Archbishop, sent by the
| hand of Mr.. Henry Geosgc, that in becoming
| a priest d not evade the duties nor surrcn-
| der the rights Of a man ana a citizen. deny
| the right Ot Bishop, Propaganda or Pope TO
| punish me flr my actions as man and citi-
| zen in the late municipal canvass or in other
| political movements. | deny their right 10
| censure me or To punish me for my opinions
| in political economy, unless they can show
| that these opinions are clearly contrary to the
| teachings Of the Christian religion. This they
| have not shown and know that they cannot
| show II. | have not appealed to Rome from
| the Judgment Of the Archbishop and have
| no desire to do so. | deny the right of Bishop,
| Propaganda or Pope 10 order me to Rome.
| The WOW of obedience of the priest, OF
| which so many absurd things have been said
| within the last few weeks, is simply prom
| isc 10 obey the church authorities In matters
concerning the priests duties Of religion. 1t
We're monstrOus 10 imagine that the promise
| has not clear and wclldetined limitations.
My obligation. taken as a student of the
Propaganda, was not. as some seem to i'm
agine, to 20 wherever and do whatever. that
Institution should STE lit to command, but
simply tO II turn TO my native place and there
devote myself to the ministry OF religion.